Holds eighth annual Wheelin' Sportsmen hunt

SD NWTF

November 01, 2012|Staff reports

Disabled hunters from the Aberdeen area and throughout South Dakota participated in the annual Wheelin' Sportsmen Rooster Roundup pheasant hunt on Oct. 27 at the Twin Creek farm near Fedora. The event is hosted by the state's National Wild Turkey Federation Wheelin' Sportsmen chapter.

Wheelin' Sportsmen provides all people with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. NWTF chapters host Wheelin' Sportsmen events across North America that help participants gain a sense of independence by learning to stay active in the outdoors on their own in between events.

In total, this year's event hosted 18 disabled hunters and roughly 50 volunteers who used ATVs and trailers to transport the hunters to the field. Only the disabled hunters carried guns as they blocked at the end of the fields while the volunteers pushed pheasants to them.

The hunters, many of whom have hunted in all eight of the Wheelin' Sportsmen events, had a tremendous time and finished the day with 15 to 20 birds.

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For many of these folks with physical limitations, the opportunity to be a part of a great South Dakota tradition would not be possible without this hunt.